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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... : round cysts, evenly ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Cysts #Differential
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
patients with lung cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #Comparison ... #LAM #LIP #Histiocytosis
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
multiple thick walled cysts ... ; smoking history ... ): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
them from cysts ... Cysts occur without ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst #
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Emphysema - Lung cysts ... cell histiocytosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM ... ): uniform cysts ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
There is a lung cyst ... diagnosis. ... cyst formation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
cysts (Panel A) ... numerous thin-walled cysts ... markers lined the cyst ... #clinical #Lymphangioleiomyomatosis ... #LAM #radiology
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Antitripsyn Def • Cysts ... Congenital, Langerhans Histiocytosis ... Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Differential diagnosis ... Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... 90% are smokers, cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #LAM #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant